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>> tonight at 9. united states goes on height end alert against north korea. defense system being put in place on the west coast. >> trash talk in the east bay. government program that is at the center of the labor dispute. >> and special day in san jose. for police department that has been seeing trying times. new sense of optimism. >> and how neighbors are trying >> and how neighbors are trying to save íáf-

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military hard ware the united states announces that the best offense is a good defense. good evening everyone. dan is off tonight the threat engines action by north korea prompt the u.s. to beef up the missile defense city. pentagon adding 14 new missile interceptor on the west coast. martha on how real the north korean threat is. today more provocation. 2 short range missiles launched but it is the unexpectedly quick advances that north korea and the young leader kim have made in recent month. newshawk test. long range missile launches and this apparently new road mobile intercontinental ballistic missile that has convinced the pentagon that protective measures must be dr. matcly increased. >> reason we are in inconveniencing our program here homeland security is to not take any chances. is to stay ahead of the threat.

>>reporter: there will be 14 new missile interceptor added to the 30 already deployed. interceptor are designed to doe text a launch with satellite and radar. if an ep enemy launch is detected dozens of intercepttors fired from california and alaska. >> this young lad ought to be deterred by that. if in the we'll be ready. >> pentagon made mostly clear today that north korea mobile icbm has the range to reach the u.s. while those interceptor can potentially track and destroy enemy missiles long before they ever hit the targe target, the system is far from full paragraph. >> we have never had a test against the kind of missiles that north korea would somewhat at us. so the only way we find out is in a real world 60 inner yoychlt officials at the pentagon acknowledge that there have been mixed results in some of the test on the interceptor but secretary hagel says we have confidence in our system. martha, abc news, washington. >> late today federal judge in

san francisco ruled unconstitutional one of the most controversial features of the patriot act. ability of the fbi to demand rrdz from phone companies internet service providers, bank and credit agency in complete secret and without judicial review. young says it violates the first amendment. the case was brought bit electronic frontier foundation. >> defamation suit against san francisco sheriff mishing recommend and his wife dismissed tonight. lawsuit filed by ivory madison and her husband who are mirkarimi next door neighbors. they say mirkarimi and his wife lopez falsely accused them of crimes misconduct during the sheriffs domestic violence case last year. that case began when madison gave police videotape of lopez crying and showing bruise that is she described as being caused by mirkarimi in a new years eve fight. >> san jose is rampping up the police force. 43 new recut graduated today from the police academy. and while city officials celebrate the first graduate in 4 years, police

union says that number is in the high enough. the story tonight from 7 news reporter thomas ramone. >>reporter: 43 brand new san jose police officers marched into the graduating ceremony at park side hall. here they get the brand new badges and be sworn in. this is the first police academy class since 200 2009. san jose rest didn't says it's about time more officers hit the streets. >> we are in desperate need of policemen. and my goodness, they better hire them all back as far as i'm concerned. >>reporter: these recruit through 6 month of training and celebrating with the family. used to work in manufacturing. waiting for an academy to open up for the past 2 years. >> as far as being a police officer i was doing the job and started good to go ask and take class for it and finally opened up for application i put mine in medley. >>reporter: graduation of the recruit small step to try and fill the hundreds of vacancy in the department since budget cut force massive lay off. officers help deal with the rising tide of violence and

property crimes. >> such a relief not to be should rivrminging the department, not laying off officers that we had to do 2 years ago. to finally see some growth. >> that's not true. we have already had close to 10 resignation already just this year with another 15 in the final stages of backgrounds from other agencies. 25. >>reporter: the president of the san jose p o a says more academy classes are needed to keep up with the department retirement resignation and disability. >> we are struggling to be about 1,000, 10 50 for a very listening time. we should be at 14 or 1500 sworn strength. >>reporter: the officers 7 the badges which were attached with uniform by family members. then they took the oath to become san jose police officer officers. >> i am going to be badge no. 42 57. >>reporter: there are 2 more police academy scheduled. one will be on april 15. next one some time in september. in san jose, abc 7 news. . >> fbi looking for map

mistakenly released from jail. he's accused of take over style robbery at mechanic bank branch early this morning. he jumped over the counter and held a gun to the teller head. fbi says he's to be considered armed and dangerous. >> the workers at east bay trash collection company went on strike this morning over the company use of e verify government database program that employers can use to verify a person eligibility to work. abc 7 political reporter mark has the story. >> sky 7 hd was up over the waste management yard in oakland this morning after workers went on strike complaining the company was using e verify to retaliate against union organizing. >> all workers have a right to be free from threats, intimidation. >>reporter: spokesman for the long shore men warehouse worker said the strike only lasted 5 hours but the company got the message. spokesman for waste management denies that employe employees were being singled out.

>> e verify went in effect in 2009. area employee is subject to the e verify. >>reporter: program also touched off a boycott of south bay base grocery chain me pueblo. 81 worker accuse the chain of using database to get rid of employee this wanted to organize. at pacific steel in berkeley 200 employee were his let go after the company ran 500 names through the e verify program. company says only 5 of the 200 were reinstated. the company was forced to withdraw from e verify in a settlement with its union. >> pacific steel is a really good example in terms of if you don't have immigration reform and you do employment verification, what are you achieving? >>reporter: former director of immigration policy at uc berkeley earl warren institute what happened is up documented people became unemployed and undocumented and very few if any left the country. >> what advocate say if you are going to have im employment verification has to come with a

road map to legalization. you can't just have one without the other. >>reporter: in 2007 there was a study done of e verify. found that 4.1% of eligible workers were miss identified. 4 percent doesn't sound lick big number unless expanding the program nationwide and making it mandatory. then 4 percent of the total work force is 6 million people. if san leandr leandro, abc 7 news. >> the fate of city college of san francisco now in the hand of the accrediting commission. school had until today to turn in its report proving it could balance its book or face closure. inspectors will visit the school in april to verify the school claims. decision on the school future is expected by july. little known you are been forest located right in the heart of san francisco has been a popular gathering spot for local to escape city life. now plan to thin the veg tlaition could jeopardize that stren ty. the grove is writ behind the uc san francisco campus just

south of golden gate park. wayne has the story. >> they have the distinction of being the most beloved and also perhaps the most revild non-indigenous tree in san francisco. >> full of bird and wild life. it's a forest. it's a wild forest. >>reporter: this grove behind the medical center thousands of trees owned by the university shared with the community, debated now for 13 years and counting. >> no we want a forest. we just want a forest that will last for many more generations. >> they have issued a bunch of very misleading propaganda. >>reporter: the grove was planted 125 years ago by none other than adolph sutro. defender call it eek logical mystery. romantic about it. the university on the other hand is more pragmatic. it worries about a fire hazard. >> yes of course we are worried about wildfire. of course we are worried about the safety of the campus buildings in our neighbor home. >>reporter: liabilityñr there too right. >> absolutely. >>reporter: don't want to pay

for any fires. >> we don't want anyone to get hurt. >>reporter: so ucsf wants to experiment with 7 of the 61 acres by thinning and cleaning. residents who live directly adjacent to the forest like the idea. she remembers the fire on the grove 20 years ago. >> these beautiful beautiful trees have this kind of green nirvana ivy gring up them. that's a fire ladder. just goes right up there. and they are dry. come here in october. it's tinder dry in october and november. >>reporter: that's an exaggeration says dr. singer who lives nearby. >> it's wet in hear all the time. it's a cloud forest. >>reporter: if a clear view of the issue seems a bit fuzzy now you know why. this is what happens when people see a forest and the trees. in san francisco, wayne, abc 7 news. >> coming up. death of man who put napa valley wines on the global map. >> plus staying in the loop. final piece of the biggest public works project in the

history of one east bay city. >> and phone war heat up samsung now giving apple a run for its money. see how the new galaxy work and what makes it so different. >> 7 news and much-needed moisture headed to the bay area. let you know when the rain will show up. weekend forecast is coming up. >> see you shortly. >> also the healing power of being a super hero. wearing a cape is transforming the lives cape is transforming the lives of some bay area

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>> grammy winner rapper lil wayne in los angeles hospital with conflicting reports about his condition. ♪ [ singing] multi-platinum selling artist suffered a satisfaction your. his representative says he's recovering. celebrity gossip site tmz all righting lil wayne is in critical condition after suffering multiple seizures and now in a medically induced com coma. 30-year-old rapper was given name dwayne michael carter has had a history of seizures in recent years. >> death in wine country tonight. jim barrett stun the industry in 1976 when the napa valley chardonnet beat a lineup of french wine in blind tasting known as the judgment of paris. barrett ran the winery in nap

napa. died yesterday at the able of 86. his son says the cause of death was a life well lived. hayward shifted to one way downtown traffic loop begins tonight and with the weekend upon us, public works officials want to make sure the adjustment goes as smoothly as possible. 7 news reporter nick smith has the story. >> they are talking about the new one way traffic loop in downtown hayward. part of 100 million dollar public works project. stretches 6 miles from i five 80 to the north to foothill boulevard and around downtown. >> traffic always a problem in hayward. >>reporter: engineers believe the project will alleviate a lieutenant of the congestion at downtown intersections created by drivers cutting through hayward to access the freeway. >> we do not have freeway that goes to hayward like many other city that have two freeway going by. >>reporter: mission foothill make over was developed after plans for the foothill freeway

this would have cut through the hayward hills died. cal-trans purchased hundreds of homes along the proposed route decades ago. now stuck with the property. no freeway. until now no solution to the traffic problem. >> so whenever you have a back up on 8 80, 2 38 folks take cut through, through downtown hayward. >>reporter: big opponent of i it. starting tonight hiding from the traffic situation won't be an option. this downtown stretch of foothill boulevard will only move north. rudy family own shop has been here since 1958. to catch the eye of drivers moving in only one direction he decided to get creative. >> they spent a lot of money on it and i hate to see it not work. i do hope it works. >>reporter: to prepare for the changes major upgrade remain like new landscaping. new street lights. state of the art traffic control signals. wider sidewalk and bike lanes. >> you try to make the best out of the life you can. >>reporter: optimist. >> i am optimistic. >>reporter: project funded largely through measure b.

alameda county sales tax. starting at 8 tonight police will assist confused drivers. look at the hayward loop go to our web site 7 nuts.com. in hayward, nick smith abc 7 news. >> time to get the green on. st. patrick's day is coming a day early in san francisco. 162 edition of the parade tomorrow morning starting at 1 11:30 at market and second street. the parade ends at civic center plaza where human festival actually gets under way there at 10:00 exploratorium celebration is the largest on the west coast. of course plenty of green and dancers and bag pipe too. don't forget the sprt phone. this year you cap watch live dancing from ireland from the web feed. mayor ed lee in ireland right now and will address the crowd. go to our web site to find that link. you will see it under see it on tv. >> this week record high pressure after last week storm is creating a spectacular sight

in yos mate. flowing water fall. warm weather this week melted snow to give the fall extra force. water fall reached the peak in mid may and typically last until july. that all depend on the snow pack and how much there is keep the water fall flowing. >> right. there isn't much. snow pack at 61 percent of average. so we need the snow but it dts look like there is a possibility of rain snow mix as we head into early next wean. much needed moisture as well. 70 to 81 percent of normal in terms of the rainfall department. we are hurting. as we look at live doppler 7 hd the high cloud, thick blanket over us early this afternoon has pretty much push down to the south of us. right now we are seeing a few clouds and some patchy fog around half moon bay. as we look at our bay bridge you can see how beautiful it lack from his the are camera. 56 in san francisco. it's 55 in oakland. san carlos. sap jose 57.

half machine bay dropped to 48 degrees santa cruz 55. emeryville camera port of oak land and here you don't see any fog either because we don't have any temperatures in the 50's. los gatos 60 degrees. hears look at what's coming. we will see continued pchs of fog and some high cloud overnight tonight turning sunny for the saturday. rain arrives tuesday night and will continue as we head into your wednesday. here's the satellite picture and high pressure is still in control of our weather so dry wean. we are satisfying the high clouds shifting but they will be tipping to pass overhead over the next 24 hour hours. in addition to the hay clouds we will also be satisfying some patches of fog especially early in the mornin morning. not a wide spread event. turning sunny. and breezy. for your saturday afternoon. so gorgeous weathe weather. cool along the coast. keep it mild in our inland areas. first thing in the morning wendy burch out for some patches of fog near the coast. possibly even around

oakland fremont. temperatures low 40's to the upper 40's so comfortable to start off the saturday morning if little ones have gyms it's looking good. by the afternoon looking great. 73 in morgan hill. 71 in san jose. cupertino south bay 70 agrees in sunnyvale on the peninsula temperatures mid 60's to 67 san mateo o. 71 los altos and near the coast line numbers in the upper 50's. you will sea the sun as well. daly city 58 degrees. downtown san francisco 65. north bay 60's interthe coast bodega bay stinson beach heading up to the wine country 72 in nap a.sunny 60's santa rosa. 74 agrees. 70 san rafael. east bay numbers in the 60's. 68 oak land. union city fremont inland still warmer than where you should be by winter stand arrested. 75 in antioch. 70 pleasanton. 71 agrees in livermore. here's my accu-weather 7 difficult forecast and it will be a little bit cooler for santa patrick's day as you will notice. temperatures will drop

considerably as we head into tuesday. rain arrives by tuesday night. it is wet on wednesday which by the way is the first day of spring and then we dry it out thursday and friday so middle of winter we have been enjoying sprinkling weather then when spring starts we get winter. >> i remember on the first day of winter we had assign warm day. >> yes? funny how it works. >> exactly. >> thehgn for your first day?

yeah. ♪ dad: you'll be fine, ok? girl: ok. dad: you look so pretty. ♪ i'm overprotective. that's why i got a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> we learn more tonight about samsung latest smart phone. some say it could give the i-phone a run for its money. neal has the story. >>reporter: the newest and brightest entry that the must have gadget market a phone that can look back at you and

actually read your facial expression. >> if you turn away it will pause the video. turn back it will rawm again. >>reporter: it is the samsung gallon actiony s 4 and most buzz worthy feature may that it is doing something that for years has been the domain of apple. >> thing that really has everyone talking here is the face-to-face phone call. one tu function called passbook. >>reporter: getting main stream buzz. often at the expense of the mighty i-phone. >> i think this new phone is definitely going to fuel up the war between apple and sam sirngs you can scroll through text. just by tilting it and while touch screen may seem to be everything, this one lets you work the phone by just swiping in the air above it. we gave a couple intern exclusive glimpse to get their vaichlt i like this as much as i lick my i-phone. >>reporter: samsung is google powered android phone and am dried beats apple at the smart phone game it invented. >> i like this. >>reporter: our tester today

aren't ready to switch but samsung has already scored one major victory. it has people talking about it. >> actually really good. >>reporter: this is seattle. >> ever wonder where to the add to that 'feet. one town in england has an answer. just get rid of them. the district is several hours west of london it's got people in an uproar. leaders banning apostrophe from street sign to avoid about confusion in an emergency. officials say apostrophe left off signs for some time and want to make it official. this will be a vote though later this month. >> taxi ter the or on the streets of san francisco. up next vandalism of police car ladies to chase and then a police shooting. >> also romp knee reunion and the lawmakers joke at hillary clinton expense. just ahead the con cliff of conservative and the future of the g.o.p. >> plus the state today that is

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>> rampage turns that a dramatic chase in san francisco. you will started with man jumping up and down on taxicab around 4 this morning and then it escalated. chase through the city. more now from cornell bernard. >>reporter: stolen san francisco taxicab is towed 8 away near forth mason. windshield completely shattere shattered. this man now in custody climbed on to the roof of the cab and started jumping windshield and terrifying the cab driver say police. >> the driver i was told was

terrified. fled from the cab. suspect then entered the cab and drove away. >>reporter: but the cab had a gps did he advice inside and police tracked the carjacking suspect to presidio heights. that's when officers tried to stop the cab by block the street with their patrol cars. >> that's when the driver literally drove at the officer. officer just reacted by trying to get out of the way of the car and then defended himself. >>reporter: mull pel round fared that the taxi but the suspect was not hit. police say he kept driving but gps led them to bay street. where the suspect was found and arrested. neighbors quiet up scale presidio heights can't believe it all happened here where the sound of gunfire is very rare. >> on jackson sfret on friday morning? i think we are all surprised. >>reporter: suspect new faces charms of carjacking and assault on a police officer. authorities can't believe that

no one was hurt today. in san francisco, abc 7 news. 3 people died in florida today in plane crash so powerful it shook buildings across the street. crash happened during rush hour in fort lauderdale. twin engine piper navajo experienced problems after take off and was trying to return to nearby airport when it went down. witnesses say it flipped over, dropped then exploded on impac impact. mowing through several cars before slamming in a warehouse. all 3 people on board the plan died. no one on the ground was hurt. north dakota senate today approved a ban on abortion after the first heart beat is heard. that's as early as 6 week noose a pregnancy. if the governor signs this measure north dakota would have the most restrictive abortion law in the country. state senate also passed a measure banning abortion based on gender or genetic defect such as down syndrome. >> man who set fire to a u.s. navy nuclear subject marin last year in maine so that he could get out of work early was

sentenced to 17 years in prison today. accident caused up to 500 million dollars in damages and injured 5 people. 50 workers were on board at the time. he's 25 and started the fire with a plastic bag filled with rags. he's also ordered to pay 400 million dollars in restitution. republican party has lost 4 of the past 6 presidential elections. as conservative gather this weaned for the annual c pack conference the focus is on how they can win back the white house. story from steven. >>reporter: the 2012 presidential election fronted soul searching in the republican party. many left wondering if the party is too old. too white. too male to come petition given the demographic shift in the country. machine who was on the losing end in the election made first appearance on the national stage since november. mitt romney tried to reassure his fellow help caps that the conservative political action conference they will bounce back. >> in the end we'll win. we'll

win for the same reason we have won before. because our cause is just and it is right. >>reporter: but conservative at the 3 day gathering looking for the stars of the future. >> we have marco rub yochlt we have paul ryan and slew of smart young and energetic governors ready to take m eric that the future. the other guys, they have hilary and joe biden. >>reporter: even as the conservative met a senator who is a finalist to be romney running mate shocked the political world by announcing his support for same sex marriage. ohio senator portman told cnn had he a change of heart on the issue after finding out his college age son is gay. >> we should allow people to get married and to have the joy and stability of marriage that i have had for over 26 years. i want all 3 of my kid to have it including our son who is gay. >>reporter: while portman changed his stand on marriage, conservative made it mostly clear on issues from budget to guns they are going to stand their ground. >> you keep your advice. we'll keep our guns. they call the

budget a foundation for growth. but when you read it, you find that the vatican is not the only place blowing smoke this week. >>reporter: steven, abc news washington. >> coming up next. opportunity to see things clearly once again. laser procedure that allows people who can't have lasik to perhaps get rid dinner's ready. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff.

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>> any one with child knows how tough it is when your little one gets sichblingt it can be a powerless feeling. now imagine that child being ill for a very long time. you might want super hero power instead. wayne found a danville woman would can supply them. >> the ronald mcdonald house sanford not the kind of police that we or anyone we care about would ever want to stay until we need it. everybody here is either really sick or knows someone who is really sick. even 6-year-old alex has had a relapse of rare and difficult soft tissue sdichlts he lives in the moment. >>reporter: especially tonight because it's party time. >> i want that. the cake. >> all right so we go ahead and do this one with the lightning bolt, right. >>reporter: no way of knowing preparation began weeks earlier at anthony middle school in hayward. kids like shane and

brandon had no idea what they were getting into. first they to learn to handle needles and threads. >> don't stick yourself. >> i already did. >>reporter: then they had to empathize with kids they didn't ever meet what is the sickest you have ever pwichbility the flu. >>reporter: can you imagine what the kids are going through. >> no. not at all. >>reporter: did you weren't to. >> it may seem kind of selfish but no. >>reporter: all the eighth graders in the academy were making cape super hero cape if you haven't noticed. >> green land dern. >> you go ahead and hold this. >>reporter: all in a day work for barbara. if you ever meet her never question what a cape can do for a sick kid. >> it makes them feel as though they can conquer the battle. the ballots they are facing right now. >>reporter: she knows from experience. >>reporter: she and her husband have 3 boys. little angel most of the time but when

diagnosed autism and now 6-year-old maddox that was tough. >> non-verbal. violent. bang the head against the wall. flopping. twirling didn't feel any pain. would he fall down. bleeding. not feel any pain. >>reporter: this is where the cape come in. one day out of december prition a couple of years ago bar were sat down in the family room and set to sew ago miracle. >> fixed him inside. it made him feel strong. he got like maybe super powers. >> i do not i did have awe. >> he's recovered. >> not any more. >>reporter: well one cape led to second for friend then a third who also had to have one and before long barbara had made hundreds. so then she got in touch with the ronald mcdonald house in stanford and they asked for a few. >> how do you pick a few? when you have a whole list in front of you. >> you need to say i'm hear i'm here. then we call you back.

>>reporter: with all of those request bar were formed a charity called kiss the towed creation. by now events lick this barbara and friends have given away thousands of cape. >> oh, my goodness. >>reporter: he had surgery. will you chemoyeah one at a time. >> this one or this one. >>reporter: kids come in and make selection. >> if i can bring another child the happiness or parent the happiness to see the child smile going through a tough time why wouldn't i. imagine if everybody did something is in for somebody else. where would web? -- we be. >>reporter: for first timer lick brandon it's an eye opene opener. >> i feel in wonderful. >>reporter: late in the evening alex and his new best friend maddox showed up. >> my child is socially awkward so he has social issues with

the autism but he connected with alex one of the secretary children here. >>reporter: small victory more significant when they follow major set become. on this ght we saw one. 2. dozens actually. >> recall started with cape. one cape and look where we are at now. >>reporter: strong enough to face tomorrow. how do you feel today. >> good. >>reporter: from the ronald mcdonald house at stanfordxd, ac 7 news. >> remarkable. if you would lake more information on barbara and kiss the toad creation go to our web site 7 news.com and click on see it on tv. right now one last check of the forecast. meteorologist sandhya here with that. it's dry for the weekend. if you have any out door plans looking good. not tracking any moisture root now we have a few patches of fog out there but tomorrow going to be sunny and breezy. temperatures will get up that the mid 70's warmest inland cell lick antioch fai

fairfeld. 60's writ around the bay. oakland 68 degrees. 67 san mateo exploratorium 65 and in santa rosa 74 degrees. here's look at my accu-weather 7 difficult forecast dip in the temperatures on st. patrick's day. bigger drop in the numbers tuesday. see mid 50's to mid 60's with the rain by evening. written turning to showers for the first difficult of spring and then dry it out for you. getting milder thursday friday. >> we have the saint pats day parade. >> it's dry and the temperatures will be quite comfortable. low to mid 60's tomorrow. >> terrific thanks. >> larry is here now with sports and this isn't exactly how the warriors wanted things to go. >> not at all. they wanted to close-out the home stand with some momentum. instead they get bull rushed by chica for your first day?

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at 11:00. police ammon after a violent bank take over and then mistakenly let him go. now they can't find him. tonight we fend out who dropped the ball on this. >> also new details about the moments leading up to the death of 24-year-old intern killed by a mountain lions two weeks ago. join us for the stories and much more on 7 news at 11:00. over on channel 7. >> rate now though larry is here. talking basketball. >> the warriors they are wrapping up a two he can home stand tonight close-out with win over chicago. now the bulls they lost. they lost by 42 points in sacramento. couple of nights ago. i think that only made them angry. this is rough tonight from the start. joe kim with two hand slam. he had 16 points. former warrior robinson. back. 22-8 run in the half. couple 3. bank it in. nate with 20. we have a warrior highlight. of barns yes. but that was

about it. chicago all bulls all the time. carlos on the put back. pretty much uncontested. and the nature is trawl complete. air ball from the free throw line. yes. jackson going difficult really just see that? try not to react. warriors crushed 113 to 95 wasn't even that close. miami heat 20 game win streak on the line against if the bucks. 360 spin. are you serious? how did you stop that? how do you stop this? baseline john henson time for the facial. james 28 points. 10 board. heat extend the win streak to 21. third longest in nba historyment 107-94. world baseball classic this sunday without team usa. must win situation in miami. tonight against puerto rico. angel giving a hunter type speech

before the game without the eye bugged out. nelson near perfect. 6 scoreless. 2 hits. struck out 2. solid 5 and 2 third. 2 run on 4 hits. struck out 1 and it was the giants teammate. puerto rico knocked in 3 runs in the sixth and gonzalez double with the bases loaded off this to make it 4 nothing puerto rico. team usa back with a run but eliminated 4-3 so puerto rico to dominican republic japan and netherlands all coming to san francisco for the wbc. giant and any jersey in scottsdale. solid outing. 5 shut out frame struck out 2. giant fans want to see much of this. the wild hack and gone. he was 2 for 3 with 3 rbi. 2 nothing giants there and torez in the seventh. to patio furniture. favorite sign ever. i don't know why i